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From Dürer to Rauschenberg
A Quintessence of Drawing
June 30 to September 06, 1998
Drawings from five centuries - from Dürer to Rauschenberg - are on view at Deutsche Guggenheim from June 30 to September 6, 1998, 13-15 Unter den Linden. The Albertina Collection in Vienna and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York are opening their archives for this exhibition.
Eighteen world-famous artists represented each with five drawings document the historical development and structural evolution of the drawing, as an art medium, over the last five centuries. Its importance as a means of documentation and observation and its function as a vehicle for invention and experiment will be addressed as well.
The masterpieces by the selected artists are regarded as typical of the two institutions. They characterize the essence and development of both collections. Under the guidance of Dr. Konrad Oberhuber, Director of the Graphische Sammlung Albertina, and Thomas Krens, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, the exhibition has been assembled by Deutsche Guggenheim, a jointly managed exhibition hall of Deutsche Bank and Guggenheim Foundation.
The earliest works come from the Albertina: a rare pencil drawing by Albrecht Dürer, whose unusually precise gift of observation and command of line and form contributed largely to his recognition as a master of the Renaissance. Alongside these drawings are studies by his Italian contemporary, Raphael, the great Renaissance artist. Cardboard drawings and sketches by his compatriot Federico Barocci and Peter Paul Rubens, the Flemish master, document the emergence of the Baroque style, beginning with early works from the 16th century until the heyday of the style, in the 17th century.
Spanning the five centuries are masterpieces of precise composition by the Dutch artist Rembrandt and works by Claude Lorrain, the French landscape painter. The charm of the French Rococo is particularly apparent in the virtuosity of Jean-Honoré Fragonard's allegorical drawings from the 18th century.
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The 19th century finally unites the Albertina and Guggenheim collections. While the Albertina emphasizes Rudolph von Alt as the most important Viennese artist of his time working in watercolors, the Guggenheim Museum opens the presentation of its collection with works by Georges Seurat, the French post-Impressionist.
Drawings by the Viennese artists Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele from the Albertina Collection take us into the 20th century, with works by Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee from the Guggenheim introducing the modern epoch.
The New York collection is also represented by drawings by Pablo Picasso and a series of sketches by Arshile Gorky. Linked to the past and yet conceptually pivotal, the works of the German artist Joseph Beuys and the American Robert Rauschenberg transcend all conventional understanding of drawing. These works move us into the present.
In September, Deutsche Bank will show its collection of works by Katharina Sieverding.
The exhibition "From Dürer to Rauschenberg. A Quintessence of Drawing. Masterpieces from the Albertina and the Guggenheim Berlin" will be accompanied through the five centuries by the concert series "Music and Art from five centuries," which begins on July 2nd, 1998 in the atrium of Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Guggenheim invites you to a concert-lecture by Dr. Konrad Oberhuber and the Albertina soloists, during which music from five centuries will be played and the Art will be put in context.
In cooperation with Faber-Castell, an artist-designed Dürer-box with 100 colored pencils is planned for sale as Edition No. 3.
The German and English editions of the exhibition catalogue are available in the MuseumShop at a price of DM 49,-- (soft cover) each.
Images of the exhibition
are available online at www.photo-files.de/guggenheim in a 300 dpi quality.
Further information at
Manager: Svenja Gräfin von Reichenbach
Press: Sara Bernshausen
Phone: +49-30-202093-14
Fax: +49-30-202093-20
email: berlin.guggenheim@db.com
Internet: www.deutsche-guggenheim.de
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